Regimental number | 4499 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
School | Port Pirie State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Catherine Orr, Darkan, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plaot VI, Row L, Grave No. 7), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Husband of Catherine GRAY (formerly ORR), 15 Lindsay Street, Perth, Western Australia.Native of South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4500 John Ernest ORR, 28th Bn, killed in action, 1 November 1917; Brother-in-law: --- GRAY, 16 Bn, killed in action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |